State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Smt.Kumari Bai vs Chief Medical Officer & Ors. on 19 July, 2016
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jksxh iphZ] dq- lfjrk psyd dk tUe izek.k&i=] ijes'oj dk tUe izek.k&i= rFkk ulcanh vkWijs'ku gsrq Lohd`fr dh QksVks dkih izLrqr fd;k gSA 06- ftyk Qksje us mHk;i{k }kjk izLrqr vfHkopu ,oa nLrkosth lk{; ds ifj'khyu Ik'pkr~ vkns'k ikfjr djrs gq, vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh ds ifjokn dks vkaf'kd :Ik ls Lohdkj djrs gq, Åij dafMdk&1 esa of.kZr vuqlkj vuqrks"k iznku fd;k gS] ftlds fo:) ;g vihy gSA 07- vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dh vksj ls milatkr gksus okys fo)ku vf/koDrk Jh Hkatu tkaxM+s dk ;g rdZ gS fd ftyk Qksje dk vkns'k =qfViw.kZ gSA ftyk Qksje us vuqfpr :Ik ls vkaf'kd {kfriwfrZ dh jkf'k fnyk;k gSA vkWijs'ku ds ckn Hkh vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dks ikapoha larku gqbZ gS ftlds fy, vuko';d O;; Hkkj c<+k gS] mlds Hkj.k&iks"k.k] i<+kbZ&fy[kkbZ esa O;; gksxk vkSj ftls ikus ds fy, vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh vf/kdkfj.kh gS tks fd 18]00]000@&¼vV~Bkjg yk[k :Ik;s½ ds yxHkx gksrk gS ftls vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dks fnykbZ tkosA vr% vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dh vihy Lohdkj fd;k tkos vkSj vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh us ifjokn&i= esa tks vuqrks"k pkgk gS og vuqrks"k fnykbZ tkosA 08- [email protected] dh vksj ls milatkr gksus okys fo}ku vf/koDrk Jh ,- ds- egkoj dk ;g rdZ gS fd vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh ifjokn&i= esa of.kZr vuqlkj vuqrks"k ikus dh vf/kdkfj.kh ugha gSA vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh ;g lkfcr ugha dj ldh gS fd og **miHkksDrk** dh Js.kh esa vkrh gSA vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh **miHkksDrk** ugha gSA ftyk Qksje us [email protected] }kjk izLrqr vfHkopu ,oa nLRkkostksa // 7 // dh leqfpr O;k[;k ugha fd;k gSA vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dk fu%'kqYd 'kY; fdz;k fd;k x;k gS blfy, vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh **miHkksDrk** dh Js.kh esa ugha vkrh gSA vr% vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh dh vihy fujLr fd;k tkosA 09- geus mHk;i{k ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k dk rdZ Jo.k fd;k rFkk ftyk Qksje ds vfHkys[k ,oa vkyksP; vkns'k dk Hkh ifj'khyu fd;kA 10- ftyk Qksje us vius vkns'k dh dafMdk&12 esa iz'kkar ,l- /kkuqdk fo:} futke baLVhV~;wV vkWQ esfMdy lkbZalst 1999 ,u- lh- th- 125 ¼,u- lh-½ dk voyacu ysrs gq, ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd vihykfFkZuh@ifjokfnuh **miHkksDrk** dh Js.kh esa vkrh gSA 11- Indian Medical Association Vs. V.P. Shantha & ors., (1995) 6 SCC 651, esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk vkns'k dh dafMdk&55 esa ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "55. On the basis of the above discussion, we arrive at the following conclusions;
(1) Service rendered to a patient by a medical practitioner (except where the doctor renders service free of charge to every patient or under a contract of personal service), by way of consultation, diagnosis and treatment, both medicinal and surgical, would fall within the ambit of 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act.
(2) The fact that medical practitioners belong to the medical profession and are subject to the disciplinary control of the Medical Council of India and/or State Medical Councils constituted under the provisions of // 8 // the Indian Medical Council Act would not exclude the services rendered by them from the ambit of the Act.
(3) A "contract of personal service" has to be distinguished from a "contract for personal services". In the absence of a relationship of master and servant between the patient and medical practitioner, the service rendered by a medical practitioner to the patient cannot be regarded as service rendered under a 'contact of personal service'. Such service is service rendered under a "contract for personal services" and is not covered by exclusionary clause of the definition of 'service contained in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act.
(4) The expression "contract of personal service" in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act cannot be confined to contracts for employment of domestic servants only and the said expression would include the employment of a medical officer for the purpose of rendering medical service to the employer. The service rendered by a medical officer to his employer under the contract of employment would be outside the purview of 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act.
(5) Service rendered free of charge by a medical practitioner attached to a hospital/nursing home or a medical officer employed in a hospital/nursing home where such services are rendered free of charge to everybody, would not be 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o)of the Act. The payment of a token amount for registration purpose only at the hospital/nursing home would not alter the position.
(6) Service rendered at a non-government hospital/nursing home where no charge whatsoever is made from any person availing of the service and all // 9 // patients (rich and poor) are given free service-is outside the purview of the expression 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act. The payment of a token amount for registration purpose only at the hospital/nursing home would not alter the position.
(7) Service rendered at a non-government hospital/nursing home where charges are required to be paid by the persons availing of such services falls within the purview of the expression 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act.
(8) Service rendered at a non-government hospital/nursing home where charges are required to be paid by persons who are in a position to pay and persons who cannot afford to pay are rendered service free of charge would fall within the ambit of the expression 'service' as defined in section 2(1)(o) of the Act irrespective of the fact that the service is rendered free of charge to persons who are not in a position to pay for such services. Free service, would also be 'service' and the recipient a 'consumer' under the Act.
(9) Service rendered at a government hospital/health centre/dispensary where no charge whatsoever is made from any person availing of the services and all patients (rich and poor) are given free service-is outside the purview of the expression 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act. The payment of a token amount for registration purpose only at the hospital/nursing home would not alter the position.
(10) Service rendered at a government hospital/health centre/dispensary where services are rendered on payment of charges and also rendered free of charge to other persons availing of such services would fall // 10 // within the ambit of the expression 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act, irrespective of the fact that the service is rendered free of charge to persons who do not pay for such service. Free service would also be 'service' and the recipient a 'consumer' under the Act.
(11) Service rendered by a medical practitioner or hospital/nursing home cannot be regarded as service rendered free of charge, if the person availing of the service has taken an insurance policy for medical care whereunder the charges for consultation, diagnosis and medical treatment are borne by the insurance company and such service would fall within the ambit of 'service' as defined in Section 2(1)(o) of the Act.
(12) Similarly, where, as a part of the conditions of service, the employer bears the expenses of medical treatment of an employee and his family members dependent on him, the service rendered to such an employee and his family members by a medical practitioner or a hospital/nursing home would not be free of charge and would constitute 'service' under Section 2(1)(o) of the Act."
12- Smt. Savita Garg Vs. The Director, National Heart Institute IV (2004) CPJ 40 (SC) esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk vkns'k dh dafMdk&15 esa ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "15. Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha & Ors., reported in III (1995) CPJ 1 (SC)=AIR 1996 SC 550. There the question had come up before this Court with regard to the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 vis-à-vis the mediacl profession. This Court has dealt with all aspects of medical profession from every angle and has come to the conclusion that the doctors or the Institutes owe a duty to the patients and they cannot get away // 11 // in case of lack of care to the patients. Their Lordships have gone to the extent that even if the doctors are rendering services free of charge to the patient in the Government hospitals, the provision of the Consumer Protection Act will apply since the expenses of running the said hospitals are met by appropriation from the Consolidated Fund which is raised from the taxes paid by the tax payers. Their Lordships have dealt with regard to the definition of "service" given in Section 2 (1) (o) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and have observed as follows:
"The service rendered free of charge to patients by doctors/hospitals whether non-Govt. or Govt. who render free service to poor patients but charge fee for service rendered to other patients would, even thought it is free, not be excluded from definition of service in Section 2 (1) (o). The Act seeks to protect the interests of consumers as a class. To hold otherwise would mean that the protection of the Act would be a available to only those who can afford to pay an such protection would be denied to those who cannot so afford."
13- Anil Kumar Mittal (Dr.) Vs. Neelam Gupta & Ors. IV (2015) CPJ 597 (NC) esa ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx }kjk vkns'k dh dafMdk&15 ,oa 16 esa ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "15. Day-by-day the Public Health is crippling in our country because of rampant unethical practices and negligence in the Govt. hospitals. There is no accountability of negligence committed by the doctors working in Govt. hospitals. The poor patients are victimized. The most of victims of negligence are unable to knock the door of Court and very few patients (only tip of an ice berg) approach the Courts, but Government doctors escape from clutches of Consumer Protection Act under principle of "Contract for service." Govt. hospitals are not immune to such gross negligence. It was made clear from the landmark judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Indian Medical Association v. V. P. Shanth, III (1995) CPJ 1 (SC)=1995 (SLT Soft) 561=I (1996) CLT 81 (SC), that the Govt. hospitals are also liable under CP Act.
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16. The Hon'ble Supreme Court on 1st July, 2015, in its recent landmark judgment in the case of V. Krishnakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors., VI (2015) SLT769=III (2015) CPJ 15 (SC)=Civil Appeal No. 8065 of 2009, held, the State Govt. and Govt. Hospital liable for medical negligence and imposed compensation at the tune of Rs. 1.38 Crores. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bobde observed in para 27 that:
"It is settled law that the hospital is vicariously liable for the acts of its doctors vide Savita Garg v. National Heart Institute, (2004) 8 SCC 56, also followed in Balram Prasad's case (Supra). Similarly in Achutrao Haribhau Khodwa v. State of Maharashtra, (1996) 2 SCC 634 this Court unequivocally held that the state would be vicariously liable for the damages which may become payble on account of negligence of its doctors or other employees. By the same measure, it is not possible to absolve Respondent No. 1, the State of Tamil Nadu, which establishes and admimisters such hospitals through its Department of Health, from its liability."
14- Royapettah Government Hospital Vs. R. Lakshmi II (2016) CPJ 639 (NC) esa ekuuh; jk"Vªh; vk;ksx }kjk ;g fu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd%& "4. We have perused the evidence on record and the observations made by the State Commission. We disagree with the argument that, the patient was not a consumer as the OP is a Government Hospital. It was held by Hon'ble Supreme Court in Indian Medical Association v. V.P. Shantha's, I (1996) CLT 81(SC)=III (1995) CPJ 1 (SC)=1995 (SLT Soft) 561and savita Garg's v. Director, National Heart Institute, IV (2004) CPJ 40 (SC)=IV (2004) SLT 385, that Government Hospital are also liable for medical negligence. Recently, Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of V. Krishnakumar v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors., VI (2015) SLT 769=III (2015) CPJ 15 (SC)=Civil Appeal No. 8065 of // 13 // 2009, decided on July 1, 2015 held the Government of Tamil Nadu is responsible for medical negligence caused in the government Hospital."
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